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Trump Administration Shrinks Finance Watchdog
Trump Administration Shrinks Finance Watchdog
August 09, 2018  |  Regulation

The Trump administration is laying off 40 staff members at the Office of Financial Research (OFR), an independent bureau that analyzes market trends to detect...

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Russian Car-Share Acquires Fuel Startup
Russian Car-Share Acquires Fuel Startup
August 09, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Russian car-sharing company Yandex.Drive, owned by Russia’s largest internet group Yandex, has bought startup fuel delivery service Toplivo v Bak. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Jack Ma: Africa Is The Next Great Tech Frontier
Jack Ma: Africa Is The Next Great Tech Frontier
August 09, 2018  |  International

Alibaba Group Holding’s founder and chairman Jack Ma China’s said that the company “will do anything to share technology” with Africa. Get the Full Story...

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Expedia’s HomeAway Takes On Airbnb
Expedia’s HomeAway Takes On Airbnb
August 09, 2018  |  eCommerce

Expedia is ready to take on Airbnb by adding more house listings to its HomeAway unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Bitcoin Daily: South Africa Mulls Crypto Tax, Opera Unveils Crypto Wallet For Desktop
Bitcoin Daily: South Africa Mulls Crypto Tax, Opera Unveils Crypto Wallet For Desktop
August 09, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Romir Research Holding found that 44 percent of Russians know about virtual money and only 31 percent have an idea of what digital currency is,...

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Walmart Closes $16B Flipkart Deal
Walmart Closes $16B Flipkart Deal
August 09, 2018  |  Retail

India’s anti-trust regulator has approved Walmart’ $16 billion acquisition of online marketplace Flipkart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Some States Readying For A Fight Over Federal Government’s FinTech Oversight
Some States Readying For A Fight Over Federal Government’s FinTech Oversight
August 09, 2018  |  Regulation

Some states are girding for a fight with the Trump White House over plans for the federal government to increase its role in overseeing the...

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Money Laundering Runs Rampant On Canadian Border
Money Laundering Runs Rampant On Canadian Border
August 09, 2018  |  Regulation

Law enforcement officials are seeing a rise in money laundering cases in Canada, and some say the country isn’t doing enough to clamp down on...

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Mobile Apps And Gas: The Brand/Aggregator Brand Conundrum
Mobile Apps And Gas: The Brand/Aggregator Brand Conundrum
August 09, 2018  |  Data Drivers

America, it has often been said, is a car culture. Perhaps because the first consumer automobiles rolled off Henry Ford’s assembly lines. Perhaps because, in...

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